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|title=Adeline: A Novel of Virginia Woolf

|author=Norah Vincent

|publisher=Virago

|date=April 2015

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|summary=Set in 1925–1941 and focussing on Virginia Woolf's marriage and later career, this is a remarkable picture of mental illness from the inside. For the depth of its literary reference and psychological insight, this is my favourite novel of 2015 so far.

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Back in 1999, when ''The Hours'' won the Pulitzer Prize, Michael Cunningham set a precedent for depicting Woolf's later life and suicide. Nicole Kidman won a Best Actress Oscar for her role as Woolf in the film version of the novel; she is best remembered for wearing a prosthetic nose. Fast forward 15 years. In 2014–2015 alone, three major novels about Virginia Woolf have been published. That confluence, especially in a year that does not mark a significant anniversary, speaks to a continuing interest in Woolf's life and writings.

Further reading suggestion: On writers struggling with madness and failure, try [[Beautiful Fools by R Clifton Spargo]]. [[A Man of Parts by David Lodge]] is another highly recommended work of biographical fiction.

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